Continuing Education

Corcoran's Continuing Education program offers a variety of non-credit art and design courses for adults of all ages throughout the year. As a non-degree student, you can brush up on basics, develop further expertise or just have fun for a reasonable price. Afternoon, evening and weekend classes are available to work around your schedule. Courses are taught by leading professionals in their fields throughout the entire year. Questions? Email us at [email protected]!

**APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2019 ARE NOW OPEN **

Applications and registration for Summer 2019 non-degree students open March 1. Late registration begins on the first day of class and a late registration fee will be assessed.

CCE 1128 Painting Short Course

ADMISSIONS

GW students currently registered in a degree program (undergraduate or graduate) at the university are not eligible to take Continuing Education courses.

If you have been suspended from any educational institution for poor scholarship or are not in good standing at your current or a prior institution you will not be eligible to enroll as a non-degree student for one calendar year after the effective date of the suspension.

If you’ve been denied admission to a degree or certificate program at GW, you will also not be eligible to enroll as a non-degree student for the same semester for which the application was denied.

For more detailed instructions on how to submit an application for non-degree student status and register for Corcoran Continuing Education courses, visit the Office of Non-Degree Students site. Please make sure you thoroughly read the instructions at the bottom of the page before submitting your application.

Students must first submit an application as a non-degree student. On the first page of the application, choose the following in order to apply as a non-degree student (each field must be selected before the following fields options will populate):

What type of program are you applying to? Non-Degree

School: Summer & Non-Degree Programs

Field of Study: General Study

Degree: Non-Degree

Concentration: Not Applicable

Term: Semester that you wish to apply for

Please note: Once you have paid your application, you MUST go back into the application and hit submit. If you pay your application fee and do not return back to your application, your application is incomplete and will not be processed.

Once your confirmation email arrives, use the GW student ID, or GWID, provided to create your GW NetID and GW email account. The NetID is required to access GW systems, and the GW email will be the address to which GW sends all official communications, including your student e-bill and detailed instruction on how to register for classes.

Once your confirmation email arrives use the GW student ID, or GWID, provided to create your GW NetID and GW email account. The NetID is required to access GW systems, and the GW email will be the address to which GW sends all official communications, including your student e-bill and instructions on how to register. Concise steps to register for classes are:

(The first time you log in to GWeb you will be prompted to enter your current address. Failure to enter the information will prohibit your registration.)

4. Enter your desired CRNs (which are found on the Office of the Registrar) into the boxes and click on ‘Submit Changes'. You will immediately see if you have been successful or if there were any errors with your request(s).

5. You may add additional CRNs by entering them in the boxes. You may drop courses by using the 'Web Drop' Option in the Action Column next to the course you wish to drop.

Deadline: Potential Non-Degree students can apply starting one month before registration opens for any given semester (see the Office of the Registrar for exact dates) up to the start of the semester. Applications typically take 2-3 business days to process.

*Please note that if you are admitted and register after the first day of classes, you will receive a late registration fee. These dates and more can be found on the university’s Academic Calendar.

Once you register for courses, an electronic bill will be generated. No paper bill will be sent. All bills are due prior to the first day of the semester. The Student Accounts Office can help you understand and pay your bill.

All graduate level courses per IRS are taxable; however, If the course(s) are related to your position and do not lead to a new career or promotion, you can apply for tax exemption (login with your net ID and password).

* Please Note: You must apply for tuition remission benefits EVERY SEMESTER.*

For more information about how to apply for the benefit and/or the tax exemption, please visit GW Benefits to review tutorials, FAQs, Tuition Remission Policy and more.